Section 330. Doors; compartments

A. If an electronic pull-tab device possesses an external door that allows access to the interior of the machine the following rules shall apply:

1. Doors and their associated hinges shall be capable of withstanding determined illegal efforts to gain access to the inside of the electronic pull-tab device and shall leave evidence of tampering if an illegal entry is made;

2. All external doors shall be locked and monitored by door access sensors that shall detect and report all external door openings by way of an audible alarm, on-screen display, or both;

3. The electronic pull-tab device shall cease play when any external door is opened;

4. It shall not be possible to disable a door open sensor when the machine's door is closed without leaving evidence of tampering;

5. The sensor system shall register a door as being open when the door is moved from its fully closed and locked position; and

6. Door open conditions shall be recorded in an electronic log that includes a date/time stamp.

B. Electronic pull-tab devices that contain control programs located within an accessible area shall have a separate internal locked logic compartment, that shall be keyed differently than the front door access lock. The logic compartment shall be a locked cabinet area with its own locked door, that houses critical electronic components that have the potential to significantly influence the operation of the electronic pull-tab device. There may be more than one such logic area in an electronic pull-tab device. Electronic component items that are required to be housed in one or more logic areas are:

1. CPUs and other electronic components involved in the operation and calculation or display of game play;

2. Communication controller electronics and components housing the communication program storage media or, the communication board for the on-line system may reside outside the electronic pull-tab device; and

3. Logic compartment door open conditions shall be recorded in a log that includes a date/time stamp.

C. Electronic pull-tab devices that do not contain a door shall have adequate security for any panels or entry points that allow access to the interior of the device.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 29, Issue 03, eff. November 7, 2012.

Statutory Authority

§ 18.2-340.15 of the Code of Virginia.